Who Gets the Last Champions League Spot in England: A Quick Analysis

As of Sunday 03/28/2010 there are 3 teams running for the final Champions League position. It is all interestingly poised. The 3 teams in contention are Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City and Liverpool.

First and foremost, let's take a look at the points tally as of 03/28:Tottenham Hotspur - 58Liverpool FC - 54Manchester City - 53

Next important factor is, what are games left for each of them? Let's take a look at each of these 3

Finally some predictions will help us get an idea who of these 3 has got a good chance of grabbing the final spot.Here are my predcitions for each of the 3 teams and their remaining games. Needless to mention that there are few games I am not sure about and could be wrong in my prediction.

Tottenham Hotspur - W,L,L,L,W,L,WTotal points - 67

Liverpool FC - D,W,W,W,D,WTotal Points - 68

Manchester City - W,W,W,L,L,D,W,WTotal points - 69

So based on this prediction, Manchester City goes through. However, as can be seen, the difference are just of 1 point between each of them. Some critical games in my opinion, which can change things completely are:

1. Liverpool vs Birmingham - I have assumed this to be a draw. However, if by any chance Liverpool can come up with a win in this one, they are up to 70.2. Manchester City vs Tottenham - I have predicted a Man City win. Any other result could make it very interesting. A draw, for example, would make Tottenham at 68 and put Man City back to 67.3. Also, I have predicted 3 losses for Tottenham against 3 big boys, which may not happen. Particularly, since 2 of them are home games.

Overall, if I go by gut feeling, I think Liverpool actually has a very good chance. They need to kill the so called small teams. Its just a gut feeling that both Tottenham and Man City will drop a lot in next few games. Especially, Man city does not look convincing at all. Tottenham has been knocking on the door for sometime. But may be its Liverpool who will get it.